Chapter 1989 – 1989. God’s Atlantis
The world wiped out by the great flood was silent.
At least in my world, all humans except for Pandora have disappeared.
Pandora, the first female human, conceived my child, but she was too short of time to make it the beginning of humanity. She wonders how long it will take for 1 person to become 1,000.
‘1,000 people are not enough to achieve a myth.’
It is not known what the population of ancient Greece was. However, it is natural that a population of at least hundreds of thousands is required to achieve a myth.
‘We have to make a human.’
Originally I thought of that and wiped it away. In fact, even in original history, human beings were created anew.
‘Did they turn humans into stones?’
There was a goddess who was an expert in this field.
She went straight to Gaia and asked for it.
“Make a human.”
“… Zeus. You were the one who got rid of all humans. Now come and make humans again?”
“It doesn’t have to be me to know that humans have an important role, right? It takes a human being to be worshipped.”
“Okay. Yes. But are you going to wipe out humans just because you don’t like them again? If so, would it be necessary to create humans?”
“I swear by the River Styx that I will not exterminate humans.”
The newly created human will be distinctly different from the previous human. Pandora’s box has already been opened and spread to the world, so humans will not enjoy the glory. Now humans will have to make a little more difficult choices for survival.
“I don’t believe it, but… Not having humans is a problem.”
Gaia sighed and gave me the stones.
“Sprinkle this on the ground and a human will be created.”
“Lack. Give me more.”
“… Okay. Is this more than enough?”
“Give me more.”
“… It’s here.”
“More.”
“If there are too many humans, the royal family can be confused.”
Gaia’s face was determined.
Although the relationship between Gaia and I was not bad, it was not a very good one. In particular, Gaia was stubborn. It seems to be because he is much higher than Zeus in terms of rank, not strength.
She was forced to come out. She roamed the world on a cloud and scattered the stones she received from Gaia all over the place. The stone became a man. They are at the level of uncivilized primitive people, but with the help of the gods, they will develop rapidly.
This world was still the age of the gods.
• • •
“Time is accelerating.”
Various things happened. No country could interfere in everything. Just because it was Greek mythology, I, the Zeus, didn’t have to be involved in everything.
Look down on the ground from the sky
Humans were seen.
They build cities, appoint kings, and worship gods.
I didn’t like the fact that kingdoms that were only at the city level were being built in a mess. It felt crowded. Humans had progressed, but it seemed like it would take a very long time to progress beyond that.
Which day it was
Poseidon came to Olympus. Drenched in seawater, Poseidon took one of the twelve seats without hesitation. I narrowed my brows and glared at Poseidon.
“I’m salty. Can’t you wash up a bit?”
“Zeus, my brother. The sea is dangerous.”
“What are you talking about?”
I couldn’t understand what you were talking about. I checked the sea with the gaze of the sky. The sea was as usual.
“I saw the sea now. There is nothing particularly special about it.”
“On the surface, it is. The sea is different from the land. All kinds of monsters still remain.”
“I gave you Triaina so you can rule the sea. But still haven’t you completely conquered the sea?”
“It’s the same reason you didn’t rule all the skies. Even in this sea, the interests of many gods are at stake.”
Unfortunately, this world wasn’t just for the gods of Greek mythology. It was mixed with other easement myths such as Norse mythology and Egyptian mythology. That was the reason why I couldn’t rule all the skies. I could only rule the skies within the realm of Greek mythology. Similarly, Hades also failed to dominate the entire underworld.
“It is different from you. I controlled all the skies within the realm. On the other hand, what about you? Aren’t you not able to dominate the place you should be ruling over?”
“Dear Zeus. I also recently discovered… There is a monster in the sea. Sleeping in a very, very deep place. It’s not just a monster. You could also call him the god of the deep sea. Existed before we were born… It is a monster that is not strange even if it is a god in the beginning.”
“God is God. A monster is a monster. Pick one or the other.”
“It is a god and also a monster.”
Poseidon said seriously. It didn’t sound like he was talking bullshit.
“This god is asleep, but he is creating monsters. He is a very troublesome god.”
“Is it dangerous?”
“Not so. They are weak compared to me and my children. They are only slightly stronger than humans, so as long as I am present, they will not be able to come out of the sea.”
“It’s nothing serious.”
“Right now. However, I am concerned. You will understand my concerns when you see the monster.”
Right!
Poseidon hit the floor with Triaina. Soon after, a barrier of sea water popped out. The sea water circulated from the bottom to the top without splashing in all directions. The surface of the sea water floated like a TV.
Very deep in the sea.
There was a huge fishman. The fishman was sleeping curled up in the depths of the deep sea like a fetus in its mother’s womb.
As soon as I saw him, I held my breath.
‘It’s Dagon from the Cthulhu myth.’
Why is this guy here? It was astounding, to the point of being dumbfounded.
‘Have you ever been there? Or is the system playing tricks?’
What if the system cheated?
‘This could be the real purpose of the ordeal.’
I thought about Dagon. It’s not that I know the details of the Cthulhu Mythos. However, I know that all of their gods are strong enough to be ignorant. However, Dagon was somehow not that strong. If all the gods of Olympus join forces, wouldn’t it be possible to kill at least one of them?
“Have you attacked Poseidon?”
“Of course I did. However, my attack didn’t work. An unknown force guarded him. He seems to be able to do damage if he uses force, but… I didn’t have to.”
“Why?”
“It was ominous. I didn’t feel good.”
Ominous foreboding.
If a human said that, he would have snorted. However, if the owner of the ominous feeling is Poseidon, it can never be ignored.
“It’s not dangerous right now, so I’ll watch it for now. However, do not let your guard down.”
“For me, I believe that all gods must unite and kill.”
That was the reason why Poseidon came to Olympus after a long time.
“Information is lacking. It is never too late to act after gaining enough information.”
Information was lacking.
Even if it was lacking, it was too lacking.
• • •
Hades and all the 12 Gods gathered in the real Olympus, which exists somewhere in the universe. However, no one was able to open their mouth easily.
A variable occurred in Seong Yu-jin’s ordeal.
It was predicting that a variable would happen. Seong Yu-jin, who became Zeus, was different from ordinary people in her personality. Moreover, Seong Yu-jin already knew the future of Shinhwa. If the variable doesn’t happen, she said it’s weird.
Surprisingly, it was even more surprising that there was no big variable in the content.
“System.”
Zeus broke the silence and opened his mouth.
“Master of the sky, speak.”
“The content of the ordeal has changed. Gods other than us must not intervene in the trials we have set. Of course, it’s nonsense that there are traces of it. Do you dare to change the contents of the ordeal?”
“All of your opinions have been reflected in the trials.”
“Do you dare to play tricks?”
“I am not telling lies. Seong Eugene’s Ordeal was created with your strength and opinions reflected.”
Zeus swallowed his saliva.
Unless the system has gone bad, you can’t lie. When the system was created, Zeus was also there. One prudent person who knew the system best could be called Zeus.
“There must be a traitor among us.”
“…”
The gods looked at each other.
There was no Goseong between them. No one said anything suspicious. There was only cool silence.
There is no eternal immutability. Gods are no exception. Countless years were enough to change the gods.
It was Apollo who spoke then.
“Can this be called betrayal? A joke in my opinion. That’s all I can see.”
Aphrodite crossed her arms. She rolled her eyes at her uneasy expression.
“Joke? It’s not just God, foreign media intervened. Does this look like a joke? You must be well aware of the heterogeneity of foreign media, right? It makes me sick to death to think that one of us has teamed up with a foreign press. Apollon. Could it be you?”
“Aphrodite. I will not tolerate further insults.”
Apollo and Aphrodite glared at each other.
Artemis was the next to speak.
“A system that created trials with our strength and opinions would know the culprit. Ask the system system. Who is the traitor? Who brought other myths to the ordeal?”
“I cannot inform you because I respect the rights of all trustees. Also, my duty is to manage Atlantis. You cannot intervene in matters outside of Atlantis.”
Artemis grabbed his bow. However, that’s all. Even if she did, she couldn’t physically do anything with the system.
Ares put his chin on his chin and spoke in annoyance.
“It doesn’t seem like a big deal. Even if the foreign media were influenced by the ordeal, isn’t there anything we lose?”
It was Athena who objected to Ares.
“Our reputation is at stake. If this fact leaks out… Other gods will laugh at us. Ares. You always think short.”
“Your year has a lot of useless thoughts. Did you find out who the traitor was with that great wisdom?”
“…”
Wisdom and omniscience were different. No matter how wise Athena is, she doesn’t know all the answers. Especially when it comes to things related to God. Athena and Ares glared at each other. The half-brother and sister had not been on good terms for a very long time.
